This charming Hamptons beach cottage was quietly bought and suddenly disappeared — now neighbors are finally learning what happened to it

The mysterious disappearance of a luxury Hamptons formation cottage, astir 100 years aged and abutting an ultra-exclusive play people state getaway, has been solved. 

A British existent property mogul pulled disconnected nan secret, off-market acquisition of a $12 cardinal “fairy tale” country-style cottage that was built successful nan early 20th period and overlooked nan tony Maidstone Club successful East Hampton.

But alternatively of moving into nan charming five-bedroom “relic,” pinch exposed beams inspired by nan English arts and crafts-style state homes, the buyers tore it down 1 February day. 

“One time they [the neighbors] woke up, and nan location was gone!” said Douglas Elliman apical agent Paul Brennan, who repped nan purchaser and seller pinch chap Elliman agent Martha Gundersen.

The buyers, sources said, are Laura and Nick Capstick-Dale, who are presently listed connected nan Sunday Times Rich List 2024 astatine astir $614 million. The Capstick-Dales bought nan location via the Jaroff Revocable Trust.

The plan, sources told Gimme Shelter, is to build a larger, accepted “dream” location almost double nan size, connected prestigious Further Lane. 

When reached successful nan Atlas Mountains extracurricular Marrakech, Morocco, Nick Capstick-Dale confirmed nan news.

“We had been looking for a location overlooking nan Maidstone pinch water and sunset views for immoderate time. It’s our favourite position successful nan Hamptons, and we besides wanted to beryllium adjacent to nan village, having had a location connected Egypt Lane for 14 years,” he said, adding he’s spent a full of 20 summers successful East Hampton. “The homes that place nan Maidstone Club are generational and seldom travel to nan market, truthful we consciousness really lucky.”

The location will beryllium built by Ben Krupinski Builders, which crafted their erstwhile Egypt Lane residence — and will beryllium immoderate 11,500 quadrate feet.

Capstick-Dale added that they are buidling their “forever home, hence tearing down nan existing location to build a caller 1 that suited our manner pinch 3 children. We are building a accepted location that will hopefully blend into nan scenery for illustration it had been location always, thing we attraction profoundly about.”

The stealth off-market woody is nan talk of nan East End. The Captstick-Dales’ caller neighbors see New York Jets co-owner Robert Wood (“Woody”) Johnson IV, who was ambassador to nan UK from 2017 to 2021 and besides a personnel of nan Maidstone Club.

“They are staying successful nan area because they cognize it is arsenic adjacent to nan British countryside arsenic 1 tin get connected this broadside of nan pond,” a root said. 

The seller was nan Mary Kay Jaroff Trust. The land, which adjoins nan Maidstone Club, boasts stunning sunset views of Hook Pond and nan ocean.

The erstwhile location was 6,000 quadrate feet while nan caller location will beryllium astir double nan size — each connected 1.16 acres pinch landscaped gardens, sources told Gimme. They adhd that nan caller location will beryllium a “tasteful, traditional-style shingle gambrel that will blend seamlessly into nan surrounding expansive estates.” 

The location softly went into statement successful 2024 and closed past November “all without a whisper,” Brennan added. “The extremity consequence will beryllium stunning.”